Ballou has gone 8-1 against Eastern recently and they'll look to pad the win column further on Saturday. The Ballou Knights will take on the Eastern Ramblers. Ballou's offense hasn't had much luck over their past seven games, but Saturday's contest will give them a chance to turn things around.
Ballou is coming in fresh off a high-stakes matchup with another one of District of Columbia's top teams: Dunbar, who was ranked fourth in their home state at the time (Ballou was ranked 18th). Ballou was dealt a 34-0 loss at the hands of Dunbar on Friday.
Meanwhile, Eastern beat Coolidge 34-27 on Friday.
Daquan Ginyard and Jeremiah Hubbard were among the main playmakers for Eastern as the former rushed for 145 yards and the latter threw for 200 yards and two touchdowns while completing 76.5% of his passes.
Ballou's defeat dropped their record down to 0-7. As for Eastern, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 5-2 record this season.
Ballou couldn't quite finish off Eastern in their previous meeting back in October of 2023 and fell 14-12. Will Ballou have more luck at home instead of on the road? Check back here after the action for a full breakdown and analysis of the contest.
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